EMG Motor Group has added its first MG Motor UK car franchise with the opening of a new dealership at its former Mitsubishi business in Ipswich

Keyloop has continued its strategy “to build, to buy and to partner” its way to growth with the acquisition of Peter Vardy’s online car retail software provider SilverBullet.

Leasys, the business and personal leasing arm of FCA Bank, has promoted James Birch to the country manager role in the UK.

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has donated £20,000 to automotive charity Ben to help the charity provide vital support to people in the automotive sector.

The latest issue of AM magazine is published today with insights into the impact of FCA changes to finance rules, Honda's next stage in its retail network redesign and a first drive of the new Tesla Model Y.

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years in a bid to tackle UK inflation.

Cazoo has partnered with WhoCanFixMyCar to launch two and three-year CazooCare servicing and MoT plans for its UK customers at point of purchase.

A YouGov mobility survey of 2,400 people has found that 63% of people are ‘not interested’ in taking advantage of shared mobility schemes such are ride hailing or car sharing services.

Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) InMotion Ventures fund, Porsche Ventures and Silicon Valley-based Autotech Ventures have contributed to a £9 million fund-raising round by Bumper.

Lookers has boosted its fleet of vehicle delivery and collection vans alongside the launch of a new ‘click and sell’ online used car buying platform aimed at sourcing used car stock from private sellers.

Suzuki GB has named Tracks of Exeter as its National Dealer of the Year 2021 at its national dealer conference in Manchester.

The Cupra Born will be priced from £33,735 when it goes on sale early next year.

Startline Motor Finance has completed a £292m London Stock Exchange-listed securitisation to fund growth and future-proof it with a move into electric vehicle (EV) funding.

Government’s latest cuts to the plug-in car grant could derail car retail’s decarbonisation efforts and will impact less affluent electric vehicle (EV) buyers most, the National Franchised dealers Association (NFDA) has said.

Drive Motor Retail has recognised its top performing employees at a black-tie awards ceremony in Bristol.

Chris Hayes will take over as director of Lexus in the UK on January 1, following the retirement of Ewan Sheppard.

Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has paid tribute to fellow founder director William Teasdale after he dies following a short illness.

Toyota has revealed the specification and pricing details for its first fully-electric vehicle (EV) – the bZ4X SUV.

Nissan Halifax’s Jamie Priestley has been awarded Vertu Motors’ general manager of the year award for 2021.

Government’s ‘Plan B’ to mitigate against the approaching “tidal wave” of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have done little to dampen rising used car values, according to Auto Trader.

Car retailers across the UK have today been alerted to more “overnight changes” to the plug-in car grant (PiCG) – delivering a further “double whammy” of reductions for electric vehicle (EV) buyers.

Dacia has been named the UK’s most satisfying car brand, according to readers of consumer motoring website HonestJohn.co.uk.

Industrial action is threatened at Aston Martin as workers face losing an estimated £100,000 in retirement income if the defined benefit scheme is closed.

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced plans to offer 30 battery electric vehicles by 2030.

Two former car showrooms could be demolished to make way for a new electric vehicle (EV) charging hub and petrol filling station.

Motor retail executives from CarShop, Humphries And Parks, Available Car and eDynamix will discuss methods of improving stock turn at this afternoon's AM webinar.

Firms handling large sums of cash have been reminded of their duty to combat money-laundering after NatWest Bank was fined £264.8 million in the Financial Conduct Authority's first criminal prosecution for money laundering failings.

Calls have been issued for renewed Government support for retail businesses after Prime Minister Boris Johnson re-issued “work at home” advice amid rising cases pf Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Carzam has marked its first anniversary with the appointment of former Paddy Power chief executive Andy McCue as its new executive chairman.